By Wendy on March 11, 2010
If you know to what the title of this blog post refers, you get extra credit today. Possibly even a gold star.
And it’s a total non sequitur for this blog — I just happened to be thinking about it.
I’ve been having lots of fun knitting on my Chevron Stole because I keep falling asleep while [...]
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By Wendy on March 9, 2010
Yesterday was a very-little-knitting day, but it was a good book day!
Exhibit A:
I received a copy of Haapsalu Shawl, A Knitted Lace Tradition from Estonia. I purchased my copy from The Needle Arts Book Shop (here’s the link to the book for sale there). They are lovely to deal with — wonderful customer service and [...]
Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged aspiring writer, glass house, knitted lace, needle arts book shop, random number generator, shawl, shawls, stitch dictionary
By Wendy on March 7, 2010
That’s my opinion.
And just to prove it, I’ve recently purchased another shawl pattern: the Brandywine Shawl, by Rosemary Hill. You can check it out on Ravelry, here, or on Romi’s blog — read her post about the pattern here. She is donating $5.00 of the purchase price for each pattern sold to Doctors Without Borders [...]
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By Wendy on March 4, 2010
Upon arrival home today I found in my mailbox a present for Lucy.
This is a new mousie that the very wonderful Keri made to replace the mouse (also made by Keri) whose tail Lucy bit off. Keri’s kitty Slick carefully tested it for Lucy before it was sent off. (If you click on the link [...]
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By Wendy on February 16, 2010
Here’s the yarn I bought while at fibre space yesterday:
That’s, reading from left to right, Dragonfly Fibers Dragon Sock in the Prophets of Persia, Golden Pear, and Villainness colorways, Madelinetosh Tosh Sock in the Clover colorway, and Miss Babs Yummy in the Spring Lettuce colorway.
Winners!
The Random Number Generator has chosen five winners in the Crazy [...]
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